Monday, December 6, 2010

Me and My Shadow, 8x10


This is the demo painting I did yesterday at the Studio Tour Sale. The Pieces of Eight had a good time and we met such nice people all day long. Two women came all the way from Orlando.
This little girl is the granddaughter of my cousin in Alaska. I just love seeing children ponder their own shadow. It reminds me of a poem in one of my childhood books:
"I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of it is more than I can see."
Now we know the shadow's use--it's for artists to enjoy painting...

11 comments:

  1. Carmen, This is such a sweet painting. You really nailed it! I was so impressed at how you were able to demo and turn out a masterpiece in the middle of mass confusion.

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  2. I love it Carmen...it's so precious!!

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  3. Carmen...this is such a wonderful painting...so delightful and so well executed!

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  4. This is my daughter Tia and I am amazed at how beautiful this turned out! I had no idea that you had a picture of her so this is a wonderful surprise. Thank you Carmen for bringing a smile to my face and a tear to my eye:-)

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  5. Lovely painting. It is so great to capture these moments in time, so expressively....a camera couldn't compete.

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  6. Be still my heart! I am Tia's grandma and this is so very precious, and totally amazing how you were able to capture the magic of Tia's special moment! You've made my day, complete with tears of joy.
    Marie

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  7. Hi Carmen, I think this painting is soooo precious.

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  8. Wow. this one is such a winner in every way!

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